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-rw-r--r--compiler/commands.nim11
-rw-r--r--doc/basicopt.txt2
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/commands.nim b/compiler/commands.nim
index 7274004a9..ec58706f3 100644
--- a/compiler/commands.nim
+++ b/compiler/commands.nim
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ proc writeAdvancedUsage(pass: TCmdLinePass) =
                {msgStdout})
     msgQuit(0)
 
+proc writeFullhelp(pass: TCmdLinePass) =
+  if pass == passCmd1:
+    msgWriteln(`%`(HelpMessage, [VersionAsString,
+                                 platform.OS[platform.hostOS].name,
+                                 CPU[platform.hostCPU].name]) & Usage & AdvancedUsage,
+               {msgStdout})
+    msgQuit(0)
+
 proc writeVersionInfo(pass: TCmdLinePass) =
   if pass == passCmd1:
     msgWriteln(`%`(HelpMessage, [VersionAsString,
@@ -611,6 +619,9 @@ proc processSwitch(switch, arg: string, pass: TCmdLinePass, info: TLineInfo;
   of "advanced":
     expectNoArg(switch, arg, pass, info)
     writeAdvancedUsage(pass)
+  of "fullhelp":
+    expectNoArg(switch, arg, pass, info)
+    writeFullhelp(pass)
   of "help", "h":
     expectNoArg(switch, arg, pass, info)
     helpOnError(pass)
diff --git a/doc/basicopt.txt b/doc/basicopt.txt
index 4db2d5af7..4c11cc767 100644
--- a/doc/basicopt.txt
+++ b/doc/basicopt.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Options:
   --app:console|gui|lib|staticlib
                             generate a console app|GUI app|DLL|static library
   -r, --run                 run the compiled program with given arguments
-  --advanced                show advanced command line switches
+  --fullhelp                show all command line switches
   -h, --help                show this help
 
 Note, single letter options that take an argument require a colon. E.g. -p:PATH.